Pulmonary stenosis
Disease Information
Overview
Pulmonary stenosis is a narrowing of the valve that lets blood flow from the right ventricle into the lungs.
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- condition is congenital (present at birth)
- is a component of half of all complex congenital heart defects
- is the second most common congenital heart defect
- mild form often doesn’t require treatment
- moderate or severe forms repaired though cardiac catheterization or surgery
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